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TL'BLGO'SLEY. HAND STAMP .PRINTiNG PRESS.

Patented May *1, 1883,

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ATTORNEYS.

W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS B. GOSLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAND-STAMP PRINTING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,779, dated May 1, 1883.

Application filed June 10, 1882.

To atl whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS B. GosLnY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hand-Stamp 5 Printing-Press, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved device for facilitating the printing of cards, bill-heads, envelope-headin gs, and like matter by means of a hand-stamp.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of my improved hand-stamp printing-press. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same on line w as, Fig. 1. V l

The base-board A is provided with a raised edge or frame, B, which is removed or does (No model.)

| this handle a plate, N, is attached. The typenot project above this base at the front end. -At its rear end this base-board is provided with a large recess, 0, for receiving the inking cushion or pad D, of the usual construction, which cushion or pad can easily be removed. A sliding board, E, fitting between the sides of the frame of the base-board A, is provided at its front end and on its upper surface with a handle or knob, F, and at its rear or inner end with a raised plate, G. At its rear or inner surface it is provided in its upper surface with a series of longitudinal grooves,

a, at each side, for receiving gage-strips H, j

which are placed a greater or less distance apart, according to the width of the sheets I, cards, envelopes, &c., to be printed. A curved rod or strip, J, projects downward from the handle-knob toward the inner end of the sliding board E, and on this curved strip the ends of the sheets I rest. The purpose of the strips J is to make the edge of each sheet project somewhat beyond that of the sheet below to withdraw it after it has been printed upon. A piece of felt, K, cloth, leather, or like material, is attached to the under surface of the sliding board E, at the inner end, and serves as an ink-distributer. A curved arm, L, projects from the rear of the base-board A in such a manner that its upper end will be above the middle of the pad or cushion D. A spring stamp-handle, M, is held to move vertically in the end of the arm L, and to the lower end of block 0 is provided on its upper surface with two transverse plates or strips, P, having the adjoining edges raised. The edges ofthe plate N are passed under the raised edges of the strips or plates 1?, whereby the type-block will be held to the plate N. The type-plate Q can be made of rubber or metal, as may be desired. Asupport, R,is provided on the inner surface of the rear endof the frame B for the rear or inner end of the sliding board E while the impression is being made.

The operation is as follows: The sheets, I, to be printed are placed on the sliding board E between the gage-strips H, which are adjusted according to the width of the sheets or cards or other matter. The sliding board E is withdrawn in inverse direction of the arrow at. The type-plate Q, is pressed down on the inking-cushion D to be inked, and the spring in the handle M raises it. The sliding board E is pushed back in the direction of the arrow a, so that the sheets will be under the type-plate, which is then pressed on the sheets and makes the impression. The board E is withdrawn, the printed sheet is removed, the type-plate is again inked, the board E is pushed back, an impression is made, and so on. When theimpression is made the inner or rear end of the sliding board E has a firm bearing on the support It, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Every time piece of felt or cloth K passes over the cushion D it distributes the ink on the same and supplies itwith fresh ink. The typeblock 0 and the inking pad or cushion D can easily be removed and replaced by others. The-type-plate will always make a true and even impression, as all sheets are successively placed in the same place under the type-plate.-

The sliding board E keeps the ink-cushion covered, and thus protects it drying out and from dust, 80c.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a base-board, a hand-stamp, and an inking-pad, of a sliding sheet-carrier and an'ink-dist ributer, consisting of a piece of cloth, felt, or like material attached to the under side of the sliding sheetcarrier, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2; The combination, with the base-board A,

the inking-padD,and the hand-stamp L M 0,0f "wire J, substantially as herein shown and de- 1119 support R at the end of the base-board A, scribed, and for the purpose set forth. substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth. 7 H108 OOSLEY' 3. The c0mbinati0n,with an inking-pad and Witnesses: a hand-stamp, of the sliding sheet-carrier E, OSCAR F. GUNZ, the handle or knob F, and the curved strip or O. SEDGWICK. 

